FDA’s food safety head resigns over mass layoffs
Jim Jones, the head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) food division, resigned Monday, citing the mass firings of ...
Top FDA food safety official's resignation letter warns firings will backfire on RFK Jr.
James Jones resigned as FDA deputy commissioner and said the Trump administration's "indiscriminate" job cuts show "disdain for the very people necessary to implement your agenda." ...
Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products
The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this ...
RFK Jr. issues guidance on 'restoring concept of biological truth' of 2 sexes
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance 'restoring concept of biological truth' after President ...
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Resignation of Food and Drug Administration Leader Is a Setback for Safety of U.S. Food System
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 18, 2025) The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Jim Jones, announced his resignation today, citing far-reaching staff cuts at the agency.
Trump Administration's Cuts to FDA Employees Raises Concerns
The total number of FDA positions eliminated remains unclear, but the firings appear to impact centers for food, medical devices and tobacco products.
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Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products
The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration’s effort to slash the ...
Trump’s firings strike the nation’s health agencies
Many of those terminated worked on issues critical to consumers, from improving health care to regulating food packaging to ...
Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it
Kennedy promised not to alter the childhood vaccine schedule. Now he's vowing to investigate the regimen designed to prevent ...
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Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend, as recently hired employees who review the ...
Exclusive-FDA staffers told that 'woman,' 'disabled' among banned words; White House says it’s an error
Some U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists have been told to stop using the words "woman," "disabled" and "elderly" in ...